diff --git a/GUI/Views/JobWidgets/JobPropertiesWidget.cpp b/GUI/Views/JobWidgets/JobPropertiesWidget.cpp
index 12128c4991c6b18dc07191d9f508578348d35311..a8ae841465f42d28e3852c15fa45eb94b081b627 100644
--- a/GUI/Views/JobWidgets/JobPropertiesWidget.cpp
+++ b/GUI/Views/JobWidgets/JobPropertiesWidget.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ void JobPropertiesWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent*)
 void JobPropertiesWidget::onTextChanged()
 {
     m_block_update = true;
-    jobItem()->setComments(m_commentsEditor->toPlainText());
+    JobItem* item = jobItem();
+    if (item)
+        item->setComments(m_commentsEditor->toPlainText());
     m_block_update = false;
 }